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Today, we programmed the Beebot to follow a sequence of instructions. Can you remember the different buttons on the Beebot?
‘Clear, Go, Forwards, Backwards, Turn Left, Turn Right, Pause’
First we predicted where the robot would stop. Then, we tested it out by following the instructions. It was a lot of fun!
1L’s class cat is missing!
We have made some missing posters and put them around the school. We used our computing skills to help us. We practised changing the size of the font.
Please let us know if you spot him!
Year 5 displayed the Vector Drawings we created this half term as part of our Water Exhibition.
We used drawing software to create images with different shapes. We had to be able to layer the shapes in the right order and think about how to resize and colour them. We have also had to think about the keyboard shortcuts for copying, pasting and grouping objects.
Today, we practised using the keyboard to label our drawings. We used letters and numbers. We wrote some sentences.
Well done, 1L!
Which other buttons did we use?
In Computing, we have been learning about how to use Microsoft Publisher (and other programs) to create vector drawings.
We were given specific shapes that we had to manipulate and create an image:
We then chose just one shape and experimented with what we could create.
We then had the opportunity to use whichever shapes we wanted to:
Today, we continued to develop our trackpad skills and learnt how to change the size and colour of our our paint brush. Aren’t our pictures wonderful?!
Well done, 1L!
Today, we used the laptops to practise using the trackpad to move objects on the screen. We completed lots of small puzzle pictures.
We used two hands: one for holding down the button and another for the finger to slide across the trackpad.
Maybe you could practise your mouse/trackpad skills at home? Can you move an object around the screen?
Here is the link we used so you can practise at home too. Remember to stay safe online and always tell a grown up if you are worried about something.
https://studio.code.org/s/course1/lessons/3/levels/1
We looked at how we can work together remotely and contribute as a team.
Using Webwhiteboard, we worked in groups to create an information page, working on the same document all at the same time even though we were at different computers.
Today, we learnt about what the word ‘technology’ means. Can you tell someone at home?
5B thought about how information can travel along a network.
The ‘packets’ of information need to be addressed correctly before they can travel along the network. We modelled how IP addresses communicate with each other when sending this information. To reach the destination, the packets visit different routers along the way before being assembled again.
